There is no denying that the economy is forcing people to redesign their promotional budget. The choices authors and experts have to make when it comes to PR have to be highly effective to make each dollar count. So how does an expert decide which strategy to implement when funds are scarce and sales are [...]

Selling to exchanges
The largest buyers of books of all types for the military market are the exchange services — Army & Air Force Exchange Service, Coast Guard Exchange, Navy Exchange and Marine Corps Exchange. An exchange is a discount retail store run by the military services. They are located on military bases and installations (the [...]

Are you missing opportunities to sell foreign rights for books because you think people in other cultures are different than North Americans? Elliott Katz thought his book, Being the Strong Man a Woman Wants: Timeless Wisdom on Being a Man, was for North American men who need to show more leadership in their relationships with [...]

Many niche publishers know what they want to write about, but they don’t know where to start their marketing strategy.  One of the best ways to establish your book’s viability in the minds of your readers is by aligning yourself with the companies, charities, groups or clubs they trust.  It’s a lot like the Oprah [...]

You can’t open a newspaper or turn on the television these days without hearing about the economy, the market, bankruptcy and recession. It’s a scary, depressing time filled with doom and gloom. What’s happening with the economy? What will happen with your sales? With your business? With your job? Will you survive?
Let’s face facts: We [...]

The marketplace for the armed services is made up of about 2.2 million active duty personnel and dependents, almost 1 million civilians working for the Department of Defense and almost 2,000,000 retired service people. Selling to these people becomes an easier task if you further segment the military market into its two unique segments: the [...]

Every author and publisher wants to make a big splash. Especially with the “launch” of a new book. Note the use of the word “launch” — it’s not called a book trot or a book flutter, or even a book sashay. It’s a LAUNCH! So macho. So full of vim and vigor — and testosterone.
There’s [...]